Scottish Household Survey, 2015

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is a continuous survey based on a sample of the general population in private residences in Scotland. It is financed by the Scottish Government (previously the Scottish Executive). The survey started in 1999 and up to 2011 followed a fairly consistent survey design. From 2012 onwards, the survey was substantially redesigned to include elements of the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) (also available from the UK Data Service), including the physical survey. The SHS is run through a consortium led by Ipsos MORI. The survey is designed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of private households and individuals, both nationally and at a sub-national level and to examine the physical condition of Scotland's homes. It covers a wide range of topics to allow links to be made between different policy areas.Further information about the survey series, and links to publications, can be found on the Scottish Government's Scottish Household Survey webpages.COVID-19 restrictionsDue to COVID-19 restrictions, the SHS was conducted by telephone or via MS Teams in 2020 and 2021 (SNs 9186 and 9187). Face-to-face interviewing resumed for SHS 2022 (SN 9294) when restrictions had been lifted.

Latest edition informationFor the third edition (February 2024), revised 'shs2015_td_journey_public' and 'shs2015_td_stage_public' files were deposited to correct errors in the Mainmode (journey data) and Mode (stage data) variables.

Main Topics:

The main topics include: the composition and characteristics of household members, adults and households in Scotland; housing; neighbourhoods and communities; economic activity; finance; transport and travel; internet; sport; local services; environment; volunteering; and culture and heritage.

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Web-based interview

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8168-3
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=60ec0705f3c3ed5d4196d64dbce461d7823bcb3eb02db92d62d60232c2fae8ff
Provenance
Creator Ipsos MORI; Scottish Government
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 2017
Funding Reference Scottish Government
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Representation
Resource Type Numeric
Discipline Economics; Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Media Studies; History; Humanities; Music; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage Scotland